Frankie & Johnny In The Clair De Lune

The Debussy piece referred to in the title plays on the radio and the two eponymous characters discuss it as their first date ends with them sleeping together.

And it becomes slowly interwoven into Johnny's belief that he's found his soul mate and Frankie's more cautious take on the situation.

Yet throughout the music is so quiet it can hardly be heard, thus losing all significance for the audience.

This might be forgivable if it was compensated for in other ways.

But sadly, this simply isn't the case.

There's a distinct lack of chemistry between Frankie and Johnny (Kelly McGillis and Rolf Saxon) with the former occasionally prone to overacting and the latter intermittently forgetting that he's meant to be from New York.

The final insult is Michael Lunney's direction, which eschews any real dramatic highs or lows.

This results in comedic lines being thrown away and moments of tension wasted.

But most damning is the indifference which eventually takes over as to whether or not the pair will take the plunge and start a new relationship.

Production tours until April.